He was a Hart County native, retired farmer, a former Board Member of the Hart County Farm Bureau and Southern States CO-OP, worked many years for several tobacco warehouses in Horse Cave and a long time member and Deacon of Lonoke Baptist Church.

Funeral Services for Dale O'Banion, Sunday, October 14, 2012 at 2 PM with burial in the Horse Cave Municipal Cemetery. Visitation will be at the Winn Funeral Home Chapel, Saturday, 2PM - 9PM and after 9 AM, Sunday until service time.